Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Need Help Planning 7Feb 04, 2012 10:18 am Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Need Help Planning 8Feb 04, 2012 7:22 pm PHL Have you considered a Smart TV, that can stream from the Twonky Server built into the QNAP? That's what I'm thinking of doing, supplementing it with either a Dune (when they release the unit with the new Sigma chipset) or Popcorn Hour Blu-Ray player/streamer. I also have a PS3 which will also stream and do Blu-Ray for another TV. I just bought a new TV with DLNA that streams video from the computer using only an ethernet cable. It really works unbelievably well however there a few problems. I have to run two different DLNA servers on the comp cause each has their quirks. The server are good however and convert on the fly so you dont have issues with incompatible file formats. They are also free. I thought about using a NAS but went with a HTPC instead. Find it much more powerful and flexible. Also cheaper. Re: Need Help Planning 9Feb 04, 2012 8:16 pm I keep hearing 5 data points in master bedroom. what is wrong with 2 data points and just adding a 5 port switch? 13-08 Moved in 13-05 Build restart 13-04 VMIA compensation 12-08 Builder liquidation 12-03 Fixing 11-12 Lockup 11-11 Frame 11-09 Slab 11-09 Start 11-07 Contract 10-11 2K deposit 10-06 Titled land Re: Need Help Planning 10Feb 05, 2012 7:23 am zeitgeber I keep hearing 5 data points in master bedroom. what is wrong with 2 data points and just adding a 5 port switch? Bulk, flexibility, speed, power consumption and complication. You have to hide the switch somewhere, it may be on the wrong wall (we have ours on 3 different walls, as where we use the computer/phone is different to where the AV equipment is, and the TV is mounted somewhere else again. Also now you have to share that Gb connection, power yet another device (single 16 or 24 port switch more power efficient than a stack of switches), and if there is a connection problem, adds another device to trouble shoot, adds potential compatibility problems. Re: Need Help Planning 11Feb 05, 2012 7:33 am Pugs That's not many for the home office. Phone and fax lines are 2, then printer and main PC are another 2. If more than one person in there, that's another 1. Add notebooks, that's 2 more. Plus at least one spare for testing. That assumes as in you wiki the server goes into the garage, otherwise there will be 2 each for the server and the mirror for the server, then add ADSL unfiltered connection plus the Ethernet on the other side. If separate AP, yet another! Phew! Or get a rack for the server, switch and ADSL. Re: Need Help Planning 12Feb 05, 2012 7:58 am 802.11ac is already in draft and is capable of 500mbs-1gbs. just 2 years ago, 802.11n was still draft. now they r everywhere and u wouldn't think of going back to 802.11g. For most scenarios, 500mbs will suffice unless you are streaming HD. 13-08 Moved in 13-05 Build restart 13-04 VMIA compensation 12-08 Builder liquidation 12-03 Fixing 11-12 Lockup 11-11 Frame 11-09 Slab 11-09 Start 11-07 Contract 10-11 2K deposit 10-06 Titled land Re: Need Help Planning 13Feb 05, 2012 9:46 am PHL Pugs That's not many for the home office. Phone and fax lines are 2, then printer and main PC are another 2. If more than one person in there, that's another 1. Add notebooks, that's 2 more. Plus at least one spare for testing. That assumes as in you wiki the server goes into the garage, otherwise there will be 2 each for the server and the mirror for the server, then add ADSL unfiltered connection plus the Ethernet on the other side. If separate AP, yet another! Phew! Or get a rack for the server, switch and ADSL. It's only a guide... Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Need Help Planning 14Feb 05, 2012 5:22 pm zeitgeber 802.11ac is already in draft and is capable of 500mbs-1gbs. just 2 years ago, 802.11n was still draft. now they r everywhere and u wouldn't think of going back to 802.11g. For most scenarios, 500mbs will suffice unless you are streaming HD. Don't forget, WiFi bandwidth is shared, and often quoted for ideal situations. The NAS the OP mentioned can stream over 120MB/s with link aggregation, which most commercial switches will handle (and with the setup asked for, especially with 42 end points and 12 RU cabinet, I'd suggest that's the way the OP is going). You then have multiple HD streams (at least two from the OP, perhaps more), as well as music (although the Sonos, if the OP goes that way, have their own mesh network) and some distance from the AP... Don't forget, with overheads, even with 500Mb/s, you end up with 50MB/s in ideal situations. On top of that, by the time the new draft standards are in place, and devices are available, we will be streaming 4K or higher video. And the OP needs it now. Re: Need Help Planning 15Feb 06, 2012 2:17 pm I "road tested" the Nuvo Essentia which a friend of mine has recently had installed and i loved it. I think this is going to be the way we go for the home audio. This allow for Six zones which meets our needs. As for wireless i will be using wireless for the Portable devices eg: IPAD, IPhones, Laptops when outside etc but where possible i would rather have Cat 6, I have invested in a 48 port Cisco 3560 GB switch with will more than handle my home needs and as this is a layer 3 device will allow me to route traffic as i please... Guest Vlan etc. (Where Guests are plugged into the same physical network but have limited access based on their Device name (Mac address). Still investigating what we are going to do for the Blinds and lighting atm, I have to check out the Z-wave and see if it suits. Thanks for all the replies so far, Has been a great help. Re: Need Help Planning 16Feb 07, 2012 1:32 pm zeitgeber 802.11ac is already in draft and is capable of 500mbs-1gbs. just 2 years ago, 802.11n was still draft. now they r everywhere and u wouldn't think of going back to 802.11g. For most scenarios, 500mbs will suffice unless you are streaming HD. All good until you put a bag of popcorn into the microwave and it kills your wifi signal. Wifi is great as a secondary connection for your mobile devices, for everything else there's ethercard^H^H^H^Hnet. Re: Need Help Planning 17Feb 07, 2012 3:12 pm I have had pretty good success with zwave so far. The setup can be a little clunky at times- but thats my issue (and not unique to zwave or vera (the server I am using). The point is it works well from the users perspective. At the moment I have a couple of light dimmers, some appliance controllers, a sensor unit (light, movement, temp etc), door sensor and a camera (really just for s#$ts and giggles). And it all works really nicely together. I have even got sonos to integrate with it so when a certain scene is activated sonos can play, pause, change inputs etc. For example the garage door going up triggers a coming home scene (if it is set to away) and turns on garage light, hallway lights and turns sonos on, the timer on the scene turns the garage light off after three minutes. Some might say lazy, I say handy! I hope it scales well, as it has impressed me so far and I have been getting some decent prices on the modules. As for person asking about switches I intend to get some of these for our new house with each button controlling a function. Of course there are one button versions too, but for the time being in that circumstance I would just use the existing switch with the zwave module. http://www.diyhomeautomation.com.au/hom ... witch.html The whole australian frequency thing is true, but in my opinion a farce- it just makes things more expensive given our small market. One important point, which I believe is the case for all new houses anyway ?? is that the switches must be neutral wired, perhaps someone can clarify if this is indeed the case in all new homes? Cheers Dan Need Help Planning 18Feb 08, 2012 6:39 am xxennon One important point, which I believe is the case for all new houses anyway ?? is that the switches must be neutral wired, perhaps someone can clarify if this is indeed the case in all new homes? Cheers Dan Hi I have seen posts on another site that say that all switches always have a neutral and other posts that say they never have a neutral There is no requirement in the wiring rules that the neutral be present at the switch, it really just seems to depend on the electrician. The electrician who is doing my house told me that he wires the neutral at the switch because he finds it easier that making connections while standing on a ladder or working in the ceiling. This technique does use a little more cable though because you need to loop down to the switch rather than simply in the ceiling. My last house was built in the early 80s and before that I lived in an apartment built in the mid to late 90s. Neither had neutral at the switch. Paul Re: Need Help Planning 20Feb 08, 2012 1:30 pm In the MIOS developers area (I think that is where it was can't quite remember and am at work so can't check) someone has written a connector- takes a bit of fiddling to get it working but it does work. Give Jonathan a call. Tell him you know me. He is in my opinion the best surveyor I have ever worked with. His number is 0425 285 622 All the best Simeon 3 12691 I am not based in Victoria however i had a quick look into your question to understand what you were asking. The way I read the regulations, overshadowing relates to the… 1 2379 "is it exempt or do I need to get permission from council" Call your Council and ask them 1 1764 |